This low, cantilevered modernist house with panoramic views of the Hudson Valley is owned by a true Hitchcock fan. So when he hired Jayne and Joan Michaels of 2Michaels, they set to work creating a home based on the look and feel of North by Northwest. The home (and our rugs!) were recently featured in …

Isabel de Yzaguirre's insight:

A delicious Interior Design or maybe I should say Interior Decorating Project, Hitchcock fans will love it, and so do I. It deserves a place in my curated topics in Scoop.it. Go see it!

A manager’s colorful work area at Pantone reflects the company’s mission: to create color standards that can be used by a range of designers.

Isabel de Yzaguirre's insight:

An interesting article explaining the daily work of a Color Expert. Beverly Bell, Manager of Color and Quality Standards for Textiles in Pantone shares some interesting and educating facts that people should know about how to work with color.

Our 20th Century carpet auction is happening this Friday at Wright in Chicago. You can read Sight Unseen’s interview with Wright Senior VP Michael Jefferson regarding the event here. Needless to say, we are incredibly excited. And now seemed like a good time to reflect on how and why mid-century modernism burst to the forefront of …

As two Chicago Art Institute professors create a living art project in an abandoned warehouse—a home much greater than the sum of its parts—they’ve collected a “complete set” of alternative energy technologies.

One of Frances and Jim’s motives for renovating a decades-old warehouse is to show that, with a little imagination, abandoned city buildings can be reused. In a neighborhood sitting between industrial and residential areas, their home demonstrates the elegance of reuse, the power of good design and the promise of new energy technology.

An intriguingly designed apartment in Barcelona, complete with beautiful chevron floors, lofty ceilings and a modern, industrial aesthetic. Love how the dining room looks a little like a schoolroom (albeit a very stylish schoolroom).x debraphotos by pablo zamora for architectural digest…

Microsoft has opened a new office in the heart of Berlin. COORDINATION has collaborated with Berlin based agencies FTWild communication and Art+Com to develop the architectural concept and the interior design.

Isabel de Yzaguirre's insight:

Amazing design of Microsoft's Office in Berlin, by COORDINATION. I absolutely LOVE it! And what I love best is that here colours play a substantial role in defining and separating areas by function.

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